Towers Taisto brought the birdwatchers together again – the most species were observed in Kristinestad Siipy

The towers competed for 30 times. Rainy and windy weather hindered the event.

The BirdLife Finnish Towers Taisto event gathered birdwatchers around Finland to compete for who is most detecting bird species.

The event was celebrated for 30 times, with over 320 bird towers attended.

Most species were observed in Kristinestad’s Siipyy, where as many as 107 species were observed. This was the ninth time the Siipyy tower achieved most observations. The most special birds observed were the little one and the ice.

In the other towers, the Tarassiinlahti and Siikalahti Siikalahti and Säkylän Köyliö, all of which saw more than 100 species, reached the breakthrough in the towers.

95 different species were observed from the towers of the Ostrobothnia in the Fäboda bird tower of Pietarsaari. The most special birds observed were the American ice, the ice and the Isokihu. 92 species were observed in Björköby, Mustasaari, the Svedjehamn observation tower, including a branch and a crushed stone.

In the Towers’ battle in Ostrobothnia, the bird tracking was done in 25 towers. Most teams in the area had registered from Kokkola and Kalajoki, each with five towers.

The weather conditions varied across the country, and even though the wind was navy and rains in some places, in southern Finland, we enjoyed a more cool weather.

The most common species observed in most towers were crow, sinof duck, fish, peppo, tent and laughter.